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River Valley Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2900 East River Valley Street
Meridian, ID 83646
Phone
(208) 884-1741
District
JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
County
ADA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
427
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Idaho

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.3% of all ID schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

River Valley Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
47%
47%
45%
50%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
48%
54%
48%
58%
47%
56%
48%
54%
48%
58%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
54%
46%
54%
51%
54%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
16
18
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 66 15.5%
Grade 1 76 17.8%
Grade 2 63 14.8%
Grade 3 81 19.0%
Grade 4 71 16.6%
Grade 5 70 16.4%
Total 427 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.8% 81.8% 76.3%
Black 1.7% 2.1% 1.2%
Hispanic 19.3% 12.7% 19.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.7% 2.5% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.5% 0.9% 1.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 39.3% 20.5% 32.1%
Free lunch eligible 29.0% 14.6% 23.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.3% 5.9% 8.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 253,648 1,964,726
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 765.8 23
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.5% 21.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.8% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 23.2%
65 OR OLDER 15.7% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 91,468 693,821
Single Parent Households With Children 6.2% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.7% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 41.0% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.3% 16.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.5% 18.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.8% 15.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.4% 18.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.2% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.6% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 4.2% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,809 $189,954,000 58.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $494 $19,530,000 6.0%
Staff $378 $14,945,000 4.6%
General Administration $64 $2,542,000 0.8%
School Administration $408 $16,127,000 5.0%
Operation $511 $20,181,000 6.2%
Transportation $318 $12,579,000 3.9%
Other $308 $12,161,000 3.8%
Total Support $2,483 $98,065,000 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $908 $35,873,000 11.1%
Total Expenditures $8,201 $323,892,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,244 $1,665,553,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $499 $158,590,000 5.4%
Staff $463 $146,983,000 5.0%
General Administration $210 $66,807,000 2.3%
School Administration $483 $153,501,000 5.2%
Operation $768 $243,918,000 8.3%
Transportation $341 $108,372,000 3.7%
Other $271 $86,040,000 2.9%
Total Support $3,036 $964,211,000 32.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,027 $326,254,000 11.0%
Total Expenditures $9,306 $2,956,018,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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